Proscope HR with 50X Lens

The ProScope HR is a digital USB microscopes that makes it easy to magnify and examine objects on your Macintosh or PC computer screen. They are completely powered from the computer's USB port.

Recently released the ProScope HR with its 1/4" 1.3Mp colour sensor can capture images at up to 1280x1024 pixels which more than doubles the resolution of the original ProScope USB which has a resolution of 640x480 pixels. The ProScope HR offers twice the resolution of products like the Dino Lite.

The 50X lens is perfect for a wide variety of uses, including examining hair follicles, micro-writing on dollar notes and observing perspiration forming and evaporating on the fingertips. Additional interchangeable lenses (sold separately) provide the ProScope with tremendous versatility. Specimens are easily lit using the built-in white LED's which are part of all lenses except the BT-10.

The included software allows you to capture videos or stills in real time or with time-lapse.

The ProScope HR can be used handheld or can be mounted on a stand or tripod for high quality image or video capture to your computer.

The ProScope HR can also be attached to a traditional microscope using an optional C-mount adapter and lens tube adapter or our low cost SC6635 adapter.

Some PC's or Mac's may require a USB 2 hub in addition to the following PC or MAC requirements:
Mac: OS 10.4.8 or later Quicktime 7 or later, factory installed USB 2.0 high speed port, G4, G5 or Intel.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Quicktime 7 or later, DirectX 9 or later, factory installed USB 2.0 high speed port, P4 or equivalent.

Existing Proscope USB users: your existing ProScope lenses can be used wih the ProScope HR, to start capturing high resolution images all you need is the ProScope HR, Part Number BT-HR.

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Educational use only: Vernier and Kidwind products are designed for educational use. They are not appropriate for industrial, medical or commercial applications. Details

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This product is used in teaching these Australian Curriculum codes:
ACSSU044 - Biological Sciences - Living Things - Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from nonliving ACSSU043 - Biological Sciences - Adaptations - Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environmentACSSU111 - Biological Sciences - Classification - There are differences within and between groups of organisms; classification helps organise this diversityACSSU149 - Biological Sciences - Cells - Cells are the basic units of living things and have specialised structures and functionsACSSU176 - Biological Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systemsClick a curriculum code to see other products that relate.